Out of the Past
OUT of the Sun, OUT of the Moonlight, OUT of the Past.
CrimeThrillersmall towngas stationsuppressed pastgangsterdetectivedeaf-mutebriefcasedeceptionfemme fatalepartnerfilm noirblack and white
A classic noir thriller about a man dragged back into a criminal underworld by deception and desire, where past sins prove inescapable.
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Essence
Ensemble
Robert Mitchum
Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
Jane Greer
Kathie Moffat
Kirk Douglas
Whit Sterling
Paul Valentine
Joe Stephanos
Virginia Huston
Ann Miller
Rhonda Fleming
Meta Carson
Richard Webb
Jim
Steve Brodie
Jack Fisher
Dickie Moore
The Kid
Ken Niles
Leonard Eels
Mary Field
Marny (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Tillotson (uncredited)
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